disablePasswordHints.sh
#!/bin/sh
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# ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
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# NAME
#	disablePasswordHints.sh -- Disables Showing of Password Hints.
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# SYNOPSIS
#	sudo disablePasswordHints.sh <targetVolume>
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# DESCRIPTION
#	This script will disable the "Show Password Hints" feature found in System Preferences->
#	Accounts -> Login Options. 
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# HISTORY
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#	Version: 1.3
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#	- Created by Tedd Herman on November 19th, 2008
#	- Modified by Nick Amundsen on December 30th, 2008
#	- Modified by Blia Xiong on January 2nd, 2009
#	- Modified by Nick Amundsen on June 25th, 2009
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# HARDCODED VALUE FOR "targetVolume" IS SET HERE
targetVolume=""


# CHECK TO SEE IF A VALUE WAS PASSED IN PARAMETER 1 AND, IF SO, ASSIGN TO "USERNAME"
if [ "$1" != "" ] && [ "$targetVolume" == "" ];then
    targetVolume=$1
fi

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# SCRIPT CONTENTS - DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE
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echo "Disabling Show Password Hints..."
/usr/bin/defaults write "$targetVolume/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow" RetriesUntilHint -int 0
